LAILA TO KANG ROHIM
EPISODE 47 Laila in the eyes of her Child

There was a tray on the floor. Laila while holding Furqon saw Ayu and Lulu who were ready with her school uniform. He tried to breathe slowly. The two brothers and sisters looked surly.

Laila took the aluminum nampa.

"What's Nduk?" Tanya Laila was curious. Because he knew exactly the tray was on the plate rack. So if the tray could fall, someone would drop it.

Ayu lowered her head. Lulu did the same. Ayu is three years older than Lulu. He spoke in a sharp tone.

"I don't want to eat with that vegetable! It doesn't taste good! I want some pocket money!" Ayu yang at Laila.

Laila took a deep breath, Lulu did not dare to raise her head.

"Why not. Tasting just said it wasn't good. It is not good to insult food." said Laila while confirming the position of Furqon sling.

Laila looked at the collapsed papaya tree behind the house. It makes papaya that is still green into sauteed vegetables. But his protege who only lived one week with him seems to have a pretty hard disposition.

Laila fries eggs for the two children for breakfast. While he had breakfast with vegetables stir-fried papaya earlier. When Ayu and Lulu go to school. Laila was busy on her alphabet, while Furqon was sleeping on the bed.

He is worthy of the Owner of the World and its contents. He prayed for his son, and also for two children who were also just one Sunday living with him. He and Rohim realized that he was only able to transfer what knowledge he had for the two children. But only God is able to give intelligence and tenderness to Ayu and Lulu.

Day change day. Laila patiently educated Ayu and Lulu. It didn't feel like almost a month the two sisters were living with them. And that day was the day that both of their parents visited Ayu and Lulu.

When their parents arrive, indeed, parents are tested by God to join in synergy for the success of the child. Ayu and Lulu say that they don't feel right there. They say the food was warmed for days by Laila. Laila had always distinguished food for them and the Laila family.

Not to mention, they felt enslaved by Laila. They say they wash dishes, clothes, cook and babysit Laila. So there was no time to do pr from school because Laila gave a lot of tasks to the two of them.

He heard Laila from behind the room. He just smiled. He was not surprised, his memory back in the moments he used to study in the boarding school. Lots of santriwati and santriwan models like this. They would talk to their parents. And it will be another when it comes to his friend. Another time in front of his teacher.

Lucky Ayu's father and Lulu were wise men. He did not immediately believe. At lunch, Ayu and Lulu's father deliberately spent vegetables and chili. Laila realized that the two people were her guests. He hasn't eaten yet. He is waiting for Rohim. When both Ayu and Lulu's parents finished eating, Laila went to the rice field behind the house. He took a vegetable that is commonly called sourcana Sari with the name genjer. He picked the vegetable that grew on the edge of the rice field. Then, while holding Furqon. He sauteed that vegetable.

When Rohim came home from the field, the couple ate in the kitchen. But without realizing by them if there is a pair of eyes peeking at them from earlier.

The man who peeked at it was Lulu and Ayu's father. He went slowly from outside the kitchen to the terrace of Rohim's house.

He sat on the porch and fanned himself using his coffee.

"*I won't take my son home. I have often heard of the faith of Rohim and his wife. My son has moved to the boarding school three times. And only this time did I see figures like Rohim and Laila. Means all this time, my wrong son wasn't his teacher. I won't trust Ayu*." Inner Father Ayu.

He also said goodbye in the afternoon. Ayu cried sobbing because her father did not allow her to come home.

"Of course, you're here. Studying hard. Follow and listen to what Kang Rohim and Mbak Laila have to say. Mr. ridho you're here." Ayu's father said firmly.

Ayu was silent too. He did not expect that his father this time did not waver to see his tears and stories that usually make the hearts of parents falter so that they pulled their children from the boarding school.

Without Ayu and Lulu realizing that this is the beginning they get the blessing to seek knowledge. Their parents are ridho their children are educated. Laila and Rohim. It remains if Ayu and Lulu really seek knowledge during their stay with Laila and Rohim.

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Weeks, Sundays change months. The moon also changed years. Rohim also began to have santri although not much. There are 4 girls who are still sitting in SD and Junior High School. And 4 boys who also sat on the Junior High.

That day Mukidi was seen with some of her friends making rooms for princess santri. Because in the next few days, Rohim and Laila will be the arrival of new students as many as 4 people from outside the district.

They made a room, in the living room Rohim has become a room for Lulu and Ayu as well as two other santriwati. Now the House of Rohim was raised to the front. So that the room that used to be a living room, is now a room for santriwati. Because tomorrow will be the arrival of three santri princesses from other districts. The parents of the prospective santri forced Rohim to accept his children and nephews to go to Rohim's residence.

While next to the mosque in a room made of boards. It was a room for santri putra.

So not that, the children who will live with Rohim number 12. Not to mention for santriwan who is a member of the football team who attended the night there.

In the morning the children will go to a public school not far from their residence. And Day Until night, then the children learn to teach. The one who taught was surely Rohim and Laila.

That morning, Rohim carried Furqon. The first child of Rohim and Laila was almost two years old. Laila is also pregnant with a second child. But because of the intention of the house, God made it easier for him. She did not feel nausea and vomiting in her pregnancy. It's like people aren't pregnant. That morning, Laila had just made coffee and fried a banana.

He went back to the kitchen. That day was Sunday. So that Ayu and Lulu and two other santriwati who did not go to school. Laila was as usual when the children did not teach and school. He cooks in the kitchen together. Because for him, preparing his santriwati for deft and versatile is one of his responsibilities.

"Please get me that tray Nduk...." Say Laila while picking long beans.

And Nani handed Laila a tray by pushing her using her feet. Laila sighed softly. He smiled at Nani. He knows, he is indeed a teacher or educator for children who entrusted their parents and other children entrusted in his residence. For him, only God can change a person's heart.

Laila just smiled as she gave Ayu and Lulu advice.

"Saru Nduk's... Ndakt be. It becomes a habit in other people's places. Then, that's his face why is it buckled like that?" Ask Laila to Ayu. He saw the two brothers were always pouting as he invited to accompany himself in the kitchen.

Laila confirmed her sitting position.

"You know, you're tired, you're lazy to do this job. But, someday you will also be in the position of mbak. So wife. That's right if you're rich. Maybe you can hire someone to do it all. But if it doesn't? Then we should be able to help the husband including doing kitchen work that really needs energy, but will not feel tired if we are sincere." Obviously Laila.

Ayu and Lulu quietly did not answer. The two new santri were quite sullen because they did not feel at home in the Laila residence. They did look unhappy during their stay at the Laila residence, as they did not feel at home in the cottage.

Laila found the methods of theory difficult to convey to their students. So that day Laila began to apply and deliberately did in front of his students. So that the students can see, hear firsthand valuable lessons that are not learned in school.

So Laila gave a picket schedule for the kitchen. And he's always on that picket schedule. Day after day, Laila patiently gave an example to her student. How a woman should behave, act and think. In the end, what Laila did paid off. His efforts and prayers are for the children who live with him.

During the night he was educated and he prayed. One week before Eid. Ten other santri had been picked up home by their parents. But Ayu and Lulu are still waiting for the H-3 invitation. When the two sisters joined Laila to the city to buy clothes Lebaran. He has promised to give a gift of Lebaran clothes for children santri who can memorize juz 1.

Ayu and Lulu managed to memorize the holy verses. So Laila took the two children to the district capital market. There he told ayu and Lulu to choose a Lebaran dress. But when Ayu and Lulu have chosen Lebaran clothes. Laila immediately took the two children home.

The two sisters were just lyrically interlocking during the trip. When I will ride the angkot. Ayu ventured to ask.

"Mbak Laila and Adik Furqon did not buy Lebaran clothes or Eid cake?" Ask Ayu a little boldly. For they have learned the book that teaches the adab to the teacher. And they knew that Laila and Rohim were their teachers.

Laila smiled as she held Furqon's shoulder. His two-year-old son. Busy playing hijab Laila.

"No need. The clothes that were there last year. Ma'am Laila promised you. What matters to you. Really looking for science. Because Ma'am will be very happy when you can really get the knowledge that mbak and Kang Rohim give. Because later when Ma'am is no longer in the world. The knowledge that you have and is useful to you, that can be the provision of Mbak." Laila said bitterly.

Instantly Ayu and Lulu sobbed. They bow their heads. They were silenced by Laila. Almost every day the woman who soon gave birth to her second child was always thinking how she became a useful human being. Anywhere, for anyone.

Not the judgment of creatures but the judgment of Gusti Allah.Laila was confused to see two brothers who cried sobbing him over the angkot. Even on the day they were picked up. Two brothers don't want to go home. They then had to do hom pim pah. Who will go home.

And it turns out that it was I who came home. They love Laila like their parents. They couldn't afford to be separated from Laila for long. Even during Eid al-Fitr, Lulu who sat in front of Laila cried bitterly.

"Mr Laila, Lulu, I'm sorry. Lulu promised to study hard. Laila apologized all this time always bothers Laila."

On that feast day. Lulu remembered how patiently the woman named Laila was educating herself and Ayu. They even up to one Sunday Laila had been fed for hunger strike reasons to be picked up home because she did not feel at home. Not to mention their adaptations changed a lot during their stay with Laila. It was seen from Ayu who was in his village. One large family and residents around his house gawked in disbelief at the sight of Ayu who was once angry, rebellious.

Now turned into a teenager who just subdued his gaze, even the teenager was very busy when approaching prayer time. For home work too. The eldest son of the famous Slamet Keset(lazy) is now very deft in the kitchen.

And a surprising thing happened when the school holidays were over. As Ayu returns to Laila's residence. Was it?